Accidents involving converted vehicles

[Xt7]

ayan kc!!!! mga nagpapanggap na converted vehicles.. palpak talaga lagi. dapat wag na sila magcopnvert. salot sa kalsada... mga panget at walang ka kwenta kwentang mga scrap of metals... nakakaperwisyo pa ng buhay ng tao..

[yellowjip]

Hello gud day guys, I dont think its the vehicles that are sub-standard i think its the people performing the conversions who are sub-standard.The people who convert these vehicles only have money on their mind not safety and many of these people dont have any education or proper training. Why come austrailia doesnt have any problems with converted vehicles? Because their mechanics have a good educational background and are properly trained.

[4JGtootsie]

yellowjip,

Sa Australia, I think they dont have to convert right hand drive cars to left.
Pwedeng RORO na nga sila, kung gusto nila. Ang kalaban nila is WOF on condition of the vehicle.

[OTEP]

yellowjip,

Sa Australia, I think they dont have to convert right hand drive cars to left.
Pwedeng RORO na nga sila, kung gusto nila. Ang kalaban nila is WOF on condition of the vehicle.

BALIGTAD sa atin ang conversion sa Oz, they convert U.S. vehicles (usually luxury cars) from LHD into Oz-legal RHD. Hummer H2's, Escalades, and Navigators are still popular conversions.

[garyq]

snyc3: bro pitman arm yun

[luckytruck]

ako naman, its purely psychological. once a week, i drive an 80 km round trip to go scuba diving. this is on a two lane road lang (one each way) and it has a lot of curves. I just want the confidence na di "retoke" ang kotse ko when i take those curves.

yun lang

and for me, my peace of mind is worth the additional 100 to 200 thousand when i decided between a converted and a local gen 2 pajero

andy

[Jeepcruizerph]

what if kung converted Driver?

[boybi]

Originally posted by vinj
...This is one of the scary thoughts that enter my mind whenever i happen by a Delica or convertd SUV speeding down the NLEX (and they always seem to pick on my lil old pick-up, tinututukan ako lagi)

ang aangas nga magdrive ng mga naka converted vans and SUVs :mad:

[ian_rex]

tama. nasa driver nga yun. pero there are instances na mechanical failure din ng vehicle mapa LHD or converted RHD. in my parlance, mas high-risk ang converted.

[Jj]

If i am not mistaken... a Converted van fell of a ravine near the lions head in kennon road a few months back...

[luckytruck]

just another input. kung city driving lang sguro (low speed) i might consider a converted unit. Or maybe one of those 3 door safari's and set it up for off roading. wild siguro yon

andy

[RedHorse]

Originally posted by ECG
just read an article that headlights should also be adjusted when converting a RHD to LHD.

Mas maganda palitan na lang. Baligtad kasi yong ARC (I don't know the right term for this). This is also true sa mga aux lights with H4 bulbs - I ended up replacing the whole thing save for the lamp stay

[batman_690]

It is with the driver, the road condition, and the vehicles condition. This is what I learned from Lichauco's Defensive Driving Seminar

[vinj]

Originally posted by boybi
ang aangas nga magdrive ng mga naka converted vans and SUVs :mad:

Nakakatakot pa naman sa NLEX ngayon is mas malaki ang chance mag turn turtle with the new smooth roads and higher banking of the road from the center lane.

Should one decide to get a converted vehicle, take the time and effort to bring it to a trusted shop to change all the important parts and have the other parts TIG/MIG welded. My dad and i were thinking of getting one of those two door Paje's or Prados before but we can only get as an extra project car (disassemble and redo the conversion work)... if the cost of this is all added up, it will be almost the same or even more than purchasing a local LHD SUV na 2nd hand.

I remember before na kasama ko si pareng Glennster papuntang Subic. When i was already doing around 140 on the viaduct (where the car goes up and down already due to the uneven road), he mentioned that he would never dare do that with a converted vehicle.

[mazdamazda]

Originally posted by boybi
ang aangas nga magdrive ng mga naka converted vans and SUVs :mad:

marami ngang ganyan pre... napansin ko... pero hindi naman lahat...

dapat kasi alam na nilang converted na... e dapat medyo hinay hinay lang

[5Speed]

Originally posted by mazdamazda
marami ngang ganyan pre... napansin ko... pero hindi naman lahat...

dapat kasi alam na nilang converted na... e dapat medyo hinay hinay lang

dami nga....nung last na uwi ko me nagkakarera pang dalawang coverted na delica sa zigzag sa laguna, considering na ang taas nang center of gravity nang sasakyan na yan....parehong bata ang driver at mga bagets din ang pasahero....tsk tsk tsk...

asar na asar ako dahil grabe yun pag-cut sa akin, bago pa lang lumalagpas yung taillights nya sa bull bar ko eh kinabig na agad, tulog pa naman yung mga tsikiting ko...buti na lang at nakachild seat yung bunso....si misis natapon yung nagaraya cracker nuts na kinakain.... buti naman at wala akong nadaanan na delica na nahulog sa bangin....kawawa naman yung mga magulang non kung nagkataon.....

[nap123]

converted vehicle is not the issue here its the driver. ma converted o hindi nasa desiplina yan. Kaya wag natin sisihin ang converted na van at suv. Mine I got a bighorn pero matino ako mag drive ano ngaun kung converted ang SUV ko. I have a reason why I bot the converted SUV because I can't afford to buy the Local SUV pero oks lang as a converted vehicle owner I know my responsibility what safety measure to make it safe check the condition of my vehicle in A1 condition as in local one. Kasi when I read this post most sinisisi ang converted vehicle the accident in so on. Dito sa pinas ang dami talagan walang desiplina mag drive dito mapa public or private kaya maraming naaaksidente. Most nga mga kabataan mapupusok walang takot magpatakbo puro car racing ang nasa isip mapa converted o hindi.

[boybi]

the problem with most converted vehicle owners is iniisip nila na maalaga naman ang mga hapon and siguradong in tip top condition ang vehicle nila kahit 2nd hand. ang hindi nila iniisip is the convertion is done here in the philippines. and sa dami ng kino-convert sa subic, do you think meron pang tipong quality control na ginagawa?

yes, some buyers will have their vehicles inspected by their trusty mechanic, but most don't.

so there's a higher risk of mechanical failure on converted vehicles over original LHD vehicles. then pa-drive mo pa sa isang siraulong driver, tsk tsk tsk.

[luckytruck]

question lang, can you buy an imported unit from subi na hindi pa na convet, tapos ikaw na lang maghanap ng shop that will do the conversion?

kung pwede ito, i might think of doing this with a 3 door pajero tapos dito ko na ipaconvert sa mitsubishi shop na kaibigan ko.

andy

[AC]

yung kaibigan ko po nalaglag steering arm yata tawag dun... sa parking sa ust... 5dr pajero... buti nalang nakahinto.. ngayon... namromroblema.. 550k kasi kuha nya and wala nang gusto bumili ng ganon presyp nanhihinayang.. sana daw he opted for the local version.. para sakin.. id stay with local... gmahirap maaksidente... may risk na syempre ng human error.. may risk din ng mechanical.. but ndi nako papayag palakihin pa ang rish ng mechanical.. sori po sa ex-rhd ownwer baka magalit kayo.. but thats just wat i think.. peace po dudes